"Childrenshouldnotbeleftunsupervised(无人监督的)toplaywithadog."sayexpertsinthisweek'sBritishMedicalJournal.Theiradviceispartofareviewaimedatdoctorswhodealwithdogbites."Dogbitesand
"Childrenshouldnotbeleftunsupervised(无人监督的)toplaywithadog."sayexpertsinthisweek'sBritishMedicalJournal.Theiradviceispartofareviewaimedatdoctorswhodealwithdogbites.
"Dogbitesandmaulingsareaworldwideproblemparticularlyinchildren."writeMarinaMorganandJohnPalmer.Everyyear250000peoplewhohavebeenbittenbydogsattendminorinjuriesandemergencyunitsintheUnitedKingdomandhalfofallchildrenarereportedlybittenbydogsatsometimeboysmorethangirls.
Accuratedeathfiguresaredifficulttoobtainbutinthepastfiveyearstwotothreecasesayearhavemadenewsheadlines.
Basedonthelatestmedicalevidencetheyadvisedoctorshowtoexamineandtreatapatientpresentingwithadogbite.Theydiscusstheriskofinfectionandwhentorefertospecialistcare.Fortravelersbittenabroadtheysuggestassessingtheriskofrabies(狂犬病).
Intermsofpreventiontheysuggestthatchildrenshouldbetaughttotreatdogswithrespectavoiddirecteyecontactandnotteasethem.Theyshouldbetaughtnottoapproachanunfamiliardog;playwithanydogunlessunderclosesupervision;runorscreaminthepresenceofadog;petadogwithoutfirstlettingitsniffyou;ordisturbadogthatiseatingsleepingorcaringforitsbabies.
"Dogownersalsoneedtochangetheirbehavior"saysRachelBesserachildren'sdoctorandlifetimedogownerinanarticle.
"Itisclearthatnotalldogownersappreciatethatchildrenshouldnotbeleftunsupervisedwithadog"shesays.Justassomeparentsareobligedtotakeparentingclassesshewouldliketoseecompulsiveclassesforexpectantdogownerstoteachthemabouttheresponsibilitiesofdogownership.Educationalprogramsarealsoneededtoteachchildrenaboutsomeprecautionary(预防的)behaviorsarounddogs.
Finallyshewouldliketoseeanimaldoctorsadvisingdogownersaboutbitepreventionanddoctorspromotingbitepreventionwhentreatingpatientswhohavebeenbittenbydogs.
1.Dogbitingisaproblemwhich_____.
A.onlyhappenstoafewchildren
B.shouldbepaidattentionto
C.onlyboysmaymeetwith